This Second Male Lead Has Something Special

In addition, there is better news coming.

Captain Liang went to the cannery and not only found someone who was in contact with the supply and marketing cooperative, but also got great news.

"Their eldest son was planning to build a factory. Because the time was too short, he couldn't order a large number of bricks in one batch. I was thinking, can we get this business?"

I have purchased a batch, but the middle amount is still less than one-third.

The brick factory that the cannery contacted gave a deadline, and it would take about three months to get the last one-third, which would delay the construction of the cannery.

Looking at it this way, the business of that brick-making factory is really good. It will take until March to supply the goods. Obviously, the supply exceeds the demand.

But think about it, life now is not as difficult as before. Although you still have to work hard, every household can save some money, and some people are willing to knock down their old houses and rebuild them.

As a result, the brick factory's business was in short supply.

Thinking of this, Captain Liang felt a little hot in his heart. Things like bricks do not rely on taste or appearance to attract people. As long as they are made of real materials, they can be sold.

Not to mention, he still trusts Su Zhiqing when it comes to quality. As long as they develop well, business will definitely be good over time.

Even if the supply does not exceed demand, there should be no pile of inventory that cannot be sold.

"I'm thinking of going to the cannery again. We can supply the goods directly, and the price should be cheaper than that brick factory. We don't have to worry about transportation. It's a lot of advantages anyway."

Su Lin did not object.

This business can be obtained, but there will be some difficulties. He said: "Ask Zhengjun to go with you."

"Zheng Jun?" Captain Liang was a little surprised. "Aren't he and Lian Zi your right-hand men? I've heard that if you are the core staff of the factory, then these two are your indispensable right-hand men."

The last half of the sentence is equivalent to a joke, but it is also true.

Who doesn't know that the factory was built because of Su Zhiqing, and among the dozen or so workers in the factory, apart from Su Zhiqing, the most powerful ones were Lian Zi and Zheng Jun.

Even he knew that these two people must be people that Su Zhiqing would cultivate well in the future.

Su Lin smiled and said, "The left and right hands don't necessarily have to focus on technology. Sales also need to be focused. I'm quite optimistic about Zheng Jun as the salesperson in the factory."

How could it not be optimistic?

You must know that in the original text, although the male and female protagonists initially started their business with the woman's good cooking skills, and she relied on her cooking skills to get started, Zheng Jun relied on his brains. He can be shameless and has a brain. Idea, dare to fight and dare to venture, if he doesn't succeed, who will succeed?

Captain Liang raised his eyebrows. Sales was the focus, but as for Zheng Jun... If I really mention Zheng Jun, the most impressive thing is that he is too greedy.

He was so greedy that he was kicked out by his original parents, and he shamelessly cheated the children of snacks.

Can such a person become an excellent salesperson?

"Let him follow. It's also a good thing to have someone to help give ideas." Su Lin said.

Captain Liang nodded, "Okay, I'll go find him later."

As a temporary arrangement, we have to go to Zheng Jun's house first.

Zheng Jun and Mr. Zheng live together, and the two men's homes don't look dirty. Someone has obviously cleaned them up.

Zheng Jun was adopted by Mr. Zheng, who was not too young at the time. The two of them looked more like grandfather and grandson than father and son.

Mr. Zheng is too old to do much work. On weekdays, he just tidies up the house, grows some vegetables in the yard and raises two chickens. It's not that he doesn't want to do it, but that his son feels sorry for him and wants him to take care of him in advance.

In this regard, Mr. Zheng was very lucky to have brought that poor boy over, and he raised him up to be a filial child.

When Captain Liang arrived, Zheng Jun had just gone out to fetch water.

While waiting, the two chatted for a while, and then the old man asked: "Captain, what do you think of my Zheng County?"

Captain Liang nodded, "Young man is a nice guy."

It's really good. I can't find any faults except being too greedy. I'm good-looking and not a lazy bastard. I work hard and seriously.

"Since my Zheng County is pretty good, do you want to help me with the matchmaking?" Mr. Zheng was looking forward to it. His son was old enough to get married and have children. He had also saved some money over the years, so he could use it. Give him a betrothal gift.

The old man couldn't help but look forward to the thought of having many little babies at home in the future. "You also know the situation of my family. It's hard to manage without a mother-in-law, so why don't you ask your sister to help look for it?"

"Okay, I'll tell my mother when I get back." Captain Liang agreed immediately. If it were someone else, he might not be so happy, but Zheng Jun thought it would be okay.

He has good character and filial piety, and he is still working as a worker in the brick factory. Although he is said to be without wages for half a year now, it does not mean that he will never be paid. He is still quite optimistic about the development of the brick factory.

Furthermore, Su Zhiqing was so optimistic about Zheng Jun that his future development would not be too low. He had to think carefully and try to find a suitable girl for Zheng Jun.

While the two were chatting, Zheng Jun came back with a bucket. Hearing Captain Liang's intention, he frowned at first and looked very reluctant.

Captain Liang said: "Su Zhiqing said that if the business can be concluded this time, I will kill a chicken and burn it for you to eat."

"Go! I'll go!" Zheng Jun smiled and narrowed his eyes, "When will you leave? I'll wait for you at the entrance of the village in advance."

Captain Liang couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, "Are you unwilling to go because there's no chicken?"

"Of course not. I will do what Su Zhiqing asked me to do even if there's no chicken to eat." Zheng Jun puffed out his chest, already imagining the taste of roast chicken.

Swallow your saliva quickly, don't let it flow out.

In this way, Captain Liang and his companions once again took the tractor on the way and went all the way to the cannery.

The cave house was not idle either. The shed built was almost finished. After the shed was built, Su Lin also planned to build a simple resting place around it.

When the kiln was opened, several shifts took turns to rest. In order to stay energetic, they took turns every four or five hours. There was no place to rest here, and it would take too much time to go back and forth to go home.

In addition, an office room had to be built. It was impossible for the purchasers to come and not even have a place to sit and rest.

Everything started from scratch, there were really too many things to be busy with.

Fortunately, after several brick-making sessions, these dozen young men have mastered most of the techniques. Now that Lianzi is leading them, Su Lin is more relaxed and can spend more time on infrastructure.

When they gathered together for lunch at noon, one person asked curiously: "I don't know how the captain and Zheng Jun are doing. If we can get this business, will the factory be able to pay wages in half a year?"

Now it's all in vain. Although the work is quite sufficient, who doesn't want to get paid earlier?

"It should be possible. The captain can convince the town to let us open a factory and negotiate this business."

I think so, but I am still a little worried.

"Relax, if it doesn't work this time, there will be next time, and it will be sold sooner or later." Su Lin is quite confident about this. Bricks are hot-selling products. Not to mention doing business outside the province, but within their entire provincial capital or small town, it is really not too difficult to do business.

I don't know why, other people didn't think anything of what they said, but when they heard Su Zhiqing say this, they felt much more at ease.

"I believe in you, brother!" Liang Lian nodded heavily. Whatever his brother said was right.

Su Lin smiled and rubbed his head. "Eat quickly, and then continue to work."

They worked enthusiastically, and they were full of energy even if they didn't get paid.

Because they really learned the craft.

In addition to working in the fields, farmers hope to learn a craft. Many people spend money to send their children to learn and help the masters for free. If they meet a good master, they can become a master after learning for a few years. But if they meet a black-hearted master who hides things, they may not be able to learn the basics even if they work for free for a few years.

Unlike now, they didn't get paid, but they really learned the craft.

How long has it been?

If they stay longer, they may become skilled like Su Zhiqing. In the future, it's not certain whether they can make a living with this craft. If not, at least they can burn some bricks and build a house by themselves.

It’s not like no one in the brigade laughed at them, saying that they were working for nothing and that it would all be in vain in the end.

But in fact, they were the ones who benefited the most.

Although these words were not said to the outside world, more than a dozen people really thanked Su Zhiqing from the bottom of their hearts. In their hearts, they really regarded him as a master and told themselves that they would definitely help him do his job well.

None of the more than a dozen people took the opportunity to be lazy. After finishing the work at hand, they would continue to find other things to do. The overall efficiency was greatly improved, which made Su Lin a little more relaxed.

It was not until the end of the work that the person they were waiting for came back.

Zheng Jun ran over first. He didn’t say it directly, but asked: "Guess what happened."

"Need to say it? It must have worked!" Liang Lian affirmed.

Zheng Jun was surprised, "How do you know?"

He still wanted the other party to guess.

Su Lin smiled, "Your mouth is almost grinning to your ears, do you still need to guess?"

Zheng Jun smiled even more deeply, his face full of unstoppable joy, he rubbed his hands and said, "Then shall we have roast chicken?"

On the way back, he was thinking about this bite, and he was almost drooling.

"It's too late today, let Aunt Liang stew it tomorrow morning, the more it stews, the better it tastes." Su Lin waved his hand. He didn't have much money in his pocket, but it was not difficult to eat a chicken, "Call your father tomorrow, and we will go to Aunt Liang's place to eat."

"Okay, I'll ask my father to make pancakes in advance." After Zheng Jun finished speaking, he ran back to inform his father of the good news.

Liang Lian looked at his back as he ran away, and shouted anxiously, "You haven't told me what happened yet."

The deal was done, but he was also curious about how it was done.

Fortunately, Captain Liang came.

Like Zheng Jun, he couldn't stop smiling. He patted Su Lin's shoulder and said, "I'm glad I listened to you and let Zheng Jun follow me. This guy has helped me a lot."

After all, he didn't go through all those twists and turns.

He thought that the factory was short of bricks, and the other party would be happy to agree if he came to the door at this time. But let alone coming to the door, even if they took the initiative to deliver the missing bricks to the door, the factory might not want them.

The reason why the purchasing staff ordered that batch of bricks was that they received something privately. How could they agree if they just went to the door with bare hands?

In the end, it was thanks to Zheng Jun who pointed him out.

They didn't go directly to the purchaser, but asked around, and finally took some gifts that were not expensive to a certain family, and chatted with the old lady casually, and they really talked about it.

It turned out that the old lady had a filial son. Everyone praised her son for being filial and especially listening to her. After asking around, it turned out that the old lady's son was a buyer for the cannery.

"I really didn't think so much. Thanks to Zheng Jun for thinking it through." Captain Liang said again. Maybe it wasn't a big deal, but Zheng Jun could think of it. This was his ability.

"Captain, you should say it was thanks to the chicken." Liang Lian nodded heavily while speaking.

Captain Liang was stunned at first, and then laughed.

That's right.

If it weren't for the chicken, Zheng Jun would not be willing to make such a trip. In order to eat a bite of chicken, he would be too lazy to come up with an idea even if he went.

Anyway, the deal was settled.

The brick factory did have some inventory, but it wasn't much. Fortunately, the cannery only asked them to deliver the goods within half a month. In this way, the brick factory had to work overtime.

It also planned to recruit another batch of workers.

This time, in addition to the kiln workers, several other departments were also divided, which immediately caused a sensation in the brigade.

"Recruiting again? It seems that the brick factory is doing quite well."

"I heard that they are also recruiting office workers, just sitting and calculating accounts, this is too easy."

"Then you don't say the requirements are high? At least you have to graduate from junior high school, and you have to take an exam to get in, and you can only be a worker if you pass the exam."

"Are there many people who sign up?"

"It should be quite a lot. I don't know what they think. The brick factory has been open for three or four months, and it hasn't paid a penny so far. How dare someone go in?"

"Why not? Didn't my kid go? Although he didn't bring home a penny, he did learn real skills. In the future, in addition to being a farmer like his father, he may also be a craftsman."

Some things cannot be measured by money. With a skill in hand, you won't be afraid of starving to the point of having no food to eat in the future.

Of course, some people still look down on these and still think that money comes in a real way.

But anyway, this time there are more people who come to register than last time. Regardless of whether there is money or not, at least now we can see that the factory is developing well and can get business from big factories. I think the business will be good in the future.

They didn't seize the opportunity last time, so they must seize it this time.

They have to take an exam to get in this time, and it may be more difficult next time. Looking at it this way, I really envy the people who registered for the first time. Except for a lazy guy who is really not good at work, everyone else was selected.

The people in the team are competing for the quota this time.

The educated youth in the team also moved their minds. They are not blind. Naturally, they can see the prospects of the brick factory. Think about Fan Shan entering the brick factory. Although he has to do a lot of work every day, it is easier than going to the fields. This time he can work in the office. Who wouldn't be tempted?

A junior high school diploma is a high threshold for people in the village, but for the educated youth, it is a standard that everyone can meet.

Even if I haven't picked up a book for a long time, I am very confident about this exam.

"I heard that they are going to recruit two employees to sit in the office. Apart from Su Lin and Fan Shan, there are nine of them competing for two places." Wan Fangzhou calculated and felt full of confidence.

She had a good chance of picking two out of nine people.

In addition, except for this group of new educated youth, the other educated youth have been away from school for many years, and they are definitely not familiar with some knowledge. In comparison, she has a greater advantage.

"Not only the nine of us, but also the people in the brigade."

Wan Fangzhou didn't care at all, "How can they compare with us? If it weren't for the fact that we can't take the college entrance examination now, we might all be college students now. Can there be college students in the brigade?"

"You can't say that, after all, this is the Liangjia Brigade." Someone was worried.

"Since we have to evaluate, it must be fair and just, otherwise... otherwise I will report them to the town!" Wan Fangzhou said in a hurry, of course, it was just talk, and she really didn't dare to report it.

"That's not necessarily fair." Si Qian on the side said softly, "It's unfair for us educated youth to participate in the same assessment as the brigade."

"Which side are you on?!" Wan Fangzhou couldn't help rolling his eyes.

At this time, Fan Shan walked in from outside and said, "You are right. It's not fair anyway, so Su Zhiqing has decided in advance that one of the two places will be selected from the brigade and the other from the educated youth."

"This..."

"Don't say you have any opinions." Seeing that others had something to say, Fan Shan interrupted them directly, "This is the benefit that Su Zhiqing fought for us. You should know that even if the educated youth have the ability, the factories in the town will not want us because it doesn't conform to the rules."

Su Zhiqing doesn't count. He is the founder of the factory, and no one can say that he is not qualified to hold a position in the brick factory.

But he is different. If the educated youth work in the factory as employees, then there is no point for them to go to the countryside.

Although there is no mandatory requirement that they cannot enter the factory, everyone knows this truth.

Fortunately, this factory was built in the brigade, and it was founded by Su Zhiqing, so he could take this opportunity to enter the factory, and Su Zhiqing was also willing to provide opportunities for other educated youth.

In this regard, they should cherish this opportunity more, instead of complaining about "unfairness" later.

When Fan Shan finished speaking, no one dared to say anything.

For Su Lin, the educated youth, everyone has complicated feelings in their hearts.

Su Zhiqing made such a big scene when he first arrived, letting them know that educated youth can do this. They also thought about whether to imitate Su Zhiqing's method and make a career.

Before this, they were full of confidence, thinking that if Su Zhiqing could do it, they could do it too.

As a result, they found that it was really difficult.

Apart from studying for a few more years, there was no other skill that could be used.

For Su Zhiqing, there was some admiration.

Now listening to Fan Shan's words, they felt that Su Zhiqing really cared about them, who were also educated youth.

Although there was only one quota, it was better than no quota at all.

The assessment was arranged by Su Lin. In the end, a total of 18 people were recruited. Among the educated youth, Si Qian was admitted as an office worker, and another male educated youth went to the production line. The others were all villagers from the brigade.

In this way, Liangjia Brigade solved the employment problems of more than 30 people at once. It didn't cause any sensation at the beginning. After all, the factory was established, but the workers didn't get a penny, which was equivalent to working for nothing.

But!

Just half a year after the brick factory was established, the first batch of wages was paid!

All workers can get a minimum of nearly 40 yuan a month, and the workers who entered the brick factory at the beginning can get a minimum of 240 yuan!

240 yuan for half a year is equivalent to the total annual income of a family in the past.

How can this not be surprising? !

Among so many people, Su Lin's salary is naturally the highest. He earns more than 400 yuan in six months and suddenly becomes rich from a poor person.

After that, it is Liang Lian and Zheng Jun.

The families of these two are somewhat similar. There is only one elder in the family. Their lives are somewhat difficult, otherwise they would not earn the highest work points at such a young age.

Zheng Jun is a little better. Mr. Zheng is a little older, but at least he still has some savings. Liang Lian is different. The family has just paid off the previous debts. In the past few years, the mother and son have worked hard just to make their future life better.

Originally thought that there was still time to endure, who would have thought that he is now also a worker with a high salary.

With three hundred yuan in his hand, Liang Lian's eyes were a little wet. He choked a little and was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

Now he just wanted to go home immediately and tell his mother the good news, so that she could be happy too, and also let her not work so hard, because he would support the family in the future.

Zheng Jun had already calculated the accounts by now, and gave three hundred yuan to his father. He took the rest of the money to improve the food occasionally, licked his lower lip, and said, "We have to celebrate after getting the salary, or let's go to the town for a meal tomorrow."

I heard that the state-owned restaurant has a very famous braised pork, which is very delicious.

I have been craving it for a long time, but I have no money in my pocket.

It's different now. I have to celebrate the first salary.

"Okay, let's go together tomorrow, I'll treat you." Su Lin announced generously. It happened that he had to go to the town tomorrow, and he took the opportunity to treat them to reward.

However, no one was embarrassed to go.

It would cost a lot of money to stay in a state-owned restaurant. Finally, after much persuasion, Su Lin decided to go to the town to buy some food and meat, and asked Aunt Liang to help cook a meal, so that everyone could get together.

It was necessary to celebrate.

In addition to paying wages, there were some other arrangements.

The job positions were completely divided.

In other words, from now on, Su Lin was not only an educated youth, but also the director of the Liang family brick factory, responsible for the operation of the entire factory.

Liang Lian was in charge of production. Although he was young, he was definitely the one who learned the fastest and most seriously. He was not clumsy when doing things, and he was particularly patient and meticulous when teaching others.

After Zheng Jun negotiated the first business with Captain Liang, he has been doing sales. The factory has been developing better and better, and he has made an indelible contribution.

Just as Captain Liang said before, Su Lin has a right-hand man, and it is because of the three of them that the factory's efficiency is getting better and better, and each worker can get their due rewards.

Such a great thing, how can we not celebrate it?

Since it is not good to go to the state-owned restaurant, we can buy some pork and chicken, let Aunt Liang help cook a big meal, and have a good meal together.

The day after the salary was paid, we had a holiday. We thought that since they had money in their hands, they would definitely buy some things. Su Lin also had this idea. He had to send something to his family.

In the past few months, his family gave him money every month and sent some supplies from time to time. Even if he wanted to return the favor, he had no money in his pocket.

It is different now.

It happened to collect some dry goods from the brigade and send them home.

Although they are city people, they are not as good as those in the countryside in terms of food.

Everyone in the city has a quota. Once the quota is used up, they can't sell things even if they have money. They can go to the black market, but how many people dare to take risks in this era? If they are really caught, the family's job may be lost.

So once the quota is used up, it is really difficult to eat well.

If someone has a relative who is a farmer, they can collect some vegetables and other food from the farmer. If not, they can only bear it.

Su Lin collected some red dates and dried longans this time, as well as dozens of salted eggs pickled by the grandmothers in the team. These things are rare enough that if it weren't for Su Lin, they might not sell them.

There are also some pottery that was first fired. They are not as beautiful as those sold in the supply and marketing cooperative, but they are also very practical.

I picked up some hay to stuff them in, for fear that they would break on the road.

In addition to these, there were some miscellaneous things, which were packed into a big package and sent to the family. After sending the package, he remitted money through the post office and sent 100 yuan to his family.

It's not that he is a saint, but he thinks it should be like this.

He didn't spend much time with his original family, and they rarely contacted each other after such a long separation, but he could really feel the care of his original family for him, which made him feel particularly warm.

If there is a chance in the future, he can consider going back.

A few days ago, there was a letter from home. Juan'er said that his brother missed him so much that he hid in the house and cried, and saved a lot of candy for him to eat when he went back.

However, in addition to his family, there was another letter that surprised him.

The letter was sent a long time ago. After reading it, Su Lin put it in the drawer and didn't plan to reply at all.

The letter was from Zou Qi, who specifically asked about some things about the educated youth who went to the countryside and complained about his sudden going to the countryside.

It doesn't matter whether you reply to this kind of letter or not, anyway, Zou Qi will go to the countryside sooner or later.

But Su Lin didn't expect it to be so soon.

The parcel was still on the way when the brigade suddenly received the news, "The team has to accept a few more educated youths. I just hope that the people who come this time can be more honest."

It's no wonder they are worried. The educated youths in Liangjia Brigade are relatively honest. They are a little spoiled and don't look like people who work hard. But fortunately, no matter how much they complain in their hearts, they will still go to the fields.

Unlike the brigade next door, it is said that someone deliberately broke his leg just to go back to the city.

Who would have thought that the higher-ups really approved it. This was like stirring up a hornet's nest. Several educated youths followed suit and went directly to the town, and the entire brigade was criticized.

A few days ago, several brigade leaders got together. Captain Liang heard a lot of their complaints and some envy of him.

There is no way, who let their Liangjia Brigade produce a capable person like Su Zhiqing.

With the comparison, the Liangjia Brigade sees that the educated youths in their team are getting more and more pleasing to the eye. There are some minor problems but they are not a problem. I just hope that the newcomers this time will be more honest.

"Isn't Zheng Jun going to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow? It's a good opportunity for him to pick up the educated youth." Secretary Huang arranged that anyone could go, as long as they brought the person back.

Captain Liang joked: "You have to give him a handful of peanuts, then he will be willing to obey."

In any case, the job of picking up the person fell on Zheng Jun.